Michelene Holmes was diagnosed with stage IIIA triple-negative breast cancer in January 2014 at 45 years old after she noticed a tightening in her left breast.
“When I heard the news that it was cancer, I felt terribly sad and embarrassed,” says Holmes, who is a program manager in Infectious Diseases at MD Anderson.
Thanks to the support of her family and friends, as well as her MD Anderson colleagues and care team, she...
Joyace Ussin uses her voice to connect with her patients and their loved ones. Known as “the singing nurse,” Ussin can sense when patients...
Kasey Marsh has always been a creative person. She ran her own professional photography business for over a decade, and has drawn and painted...
In 2015, after 25 years of traversing the globe for an airline, Catherine Arellano was enjoying her retirement traveling for fun with her husband, Solon.
But in May of that year, an endoscopy at another hospital revealed a large benign mass in her colon. Catherine was told that her only treatment option was surgery to remove 10 inches of her colon.
Avoiding surgery and a possible colostomy was important to Catherine....
The room is quiet. Soft light streams through the shaded windows. A soothing voice breaks the silence and addresses the cancer patients and...
Nova Sprague always has had a passion for animals, especially dogs. And she never thought she'd work with them instead of people. But MD Anderson...
Chris Cuchapin is proud to be one of the first faces patients and their families see when they visit MD Anderson.
As a patient services...
No matter how you like to get your heart rate up and work up a sweat, exercising for at least 30 minutes every day can help lower your chances...
A self-proclaimed acute care junkie, Margaret Row, M.D., can be found in our Emergency Center most Thursdays taking care of patients. In her...
When our patients undergo treatment, the focus is on them and their needs. But cancer often affects the entire family, especially caregivers...